SJC and Delta Field Crops

UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).

Delta rice acreage has been steadily increasing, and yields are comparable with the statewide average. I estimate that acreage approached, if not exceeded, 15,000 acres in 2024. This article is my seasonal update on UCCE Delta rice research and observations. Table 1. Rice acreage and yield.

Results for the 2024 UCCE Delta field corn variety trial are now available. The trial took place on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The trial was planted on April 26 and included nine varieties submitted by seed companies and two by the cooperating grower.

UC Cooperative Extension will host the Delta Corn Field Meeting on Friday, October 11th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below, and the attached version provides a map to the field.

The Kearney Field Crops, Alfalfa and Forage Field Day will be on Friday, September 13, 2024. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648.